The confrontation between these two also sparked low discussions among many people around, with the leaders of various sects and factions quietly discussing among themselves at the top seats.
"Master Sun, the disciples of Qianshan Gate are not bad this year," Dai Daozi said to a grey-robed man next to him.
"Dai Sect Master is joking. They are still far inferior to the disciples of the Ghost Martial Sect," the grey-robed man sighed slightly, a bitter smile crossing his eyes. He was Sun Zishan from Qianshan Gate. He could naturally see that his disciples from Qianshan Gate were no match for those from the Ghost Martial Sect. This year, there was little hope for Qianshan Gate again. In the past years' sect conferences, the Ghost Martial Sect always dominated the top two positions, and it was already an extraordinary achievement for other sects to secure a third place.
"The disciple from Qianshan Gate is going to lose. No wonder the prizes for the sect conference are so rich. It seems the Ghost Martial Sect has other plans," Li Lin thought to himself. Given the strength of the younger generation of the Ghost Martial Sect, the top three spots were definitely theirs. The generous prizes offered by the Ghost Martial Sect were because they knew the rewards would go to their own disciples anyway, and besides, there might be other motives. The annual sect conference has each sect send their strongest young generation to battle, and the Ghost Martial Sect has the most participants.
Almost all disciples from other sects end up either dead or seriously injured. In five to ten years, even though the Ghost Martial Sect will also suffer some losses, other sects will hardly have anyone left capable of challenging the Ghost Martial Sect, becoming mere vassals under its feet, unable to pose any threat. This realization made Li Lin take a deep breath. The Ghost Martial Sect's scheming was indeed subtle, with other sects thinking they had an advantage but actually silently falling into the Ghost Martial Sect's trap.
At this moment, the disciple from the Ghost Martial Sect was almost completely dominating the fight. The disciple from the Ghost Martial Sect was a fire attribute martial artist, with strong and fierce attacks. The disciple from Qianshan Gate was a water attribute martial artist, whose attacks were slightly slower in rhythm and, being inherently weaker, started to lose momentum after a dozen moves, seemingly running out of strength.
A moment later, seizing an opening from his opponent, the Ghost Martial Sect's disciple launched an extremely fierce attack. His hands radiated intense Qi, condensing into tangible flames and striking through the opponent's defense, hitting the Qianshan Gate's water attribute disciple squarely in the chest. The disciple from Qianshan Gate turned pale, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth as he was harshly thrown out of the arena.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
As the disciple from Qianshan Gate struggled to rise, another whooshing sound echoed, and the Ghost Martial Sect's disciple launched another fiery palm strike, landing heavily and causing the Qianshan Gate disciple to die on the spot.
"Lin Ping of the Ghost Martial Sect wins."
Du Yunshan announced the result with a smile on the square. The victory of the Ghost Martial Sect was expected by the sect's elders, so it was no surprise to the crowd.
At the top seats, Master Sun Zishan of Qianshan Gate slightly furrowed his brows. This time, Qianshan Gate gained nothing but lost several disciples.
"The second match, please." Du Yunshan said lightly.
As Du Yunshan's voice fell, a figure leaped onto the center of the square, dressed in splendid clothes and with a face full of arrogance. It was Dai Changyun, the son of the Deputy Sect Master of the Ghost Martial Sect, Dai Gangzi, with the strength of a Hexuple Martial Master, standing proudly among today's young generation.
Shortly after Dai Changyun took the stage, a blue figure with a dejected look walked onto the stage. This person, noticed by Li Lin, was a disciple from Yunshan Gate, a woman in a blue long dress, quite pretty and with a certain heroic air about her, at the level of a Quadruple Martial Master.
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"Seeing as you're a woman, surrender now, and I'll be lenient. Otherwise, I won't be polite," Dai Changyun laughed heartily, clearly not taking a Quadruple Martial Master seriously.
The woman in blue's expression changed slightly, then she looked back at the Yunshan Gate's Sect Master behind her, who nodded slightly.
"Alright, I surrender," the woman in blue immediately breathed a sigh of relief and surrendered directly.
"That Sect Master of Yunshan Gate is indeed a wise man." Li Lin observed all this. The Sect Master of Yunshan Gate's approval was followed by the woman's surrender, a battle with such a large gap in strength had no fighting chance.
Li Lin couldn't help but take another look at the Sect Master of Yunshan Gate, a person Li Lin also recognized as Yu Hanxiang, with the strength of a Quadruple Martial General, definitely a strong figure in the ancient domain.
"Ha ha, I didn't expect Yunshan Gate to surrender directly, lacking even that bit of courage." As soon as the disciple from Yunshan Gate surrendered, Mo Tianwen from Jiuhua Gate began to laugh. It was common for these sects to compete and clash with each other secretly.
"If you're not strong enough, surrender is the only option. Unlike Jiuhua Gate, not strong enough, yet five of them ganged up on one and were instantly killed. Impressive," Yu Hanxiang retorted coldly with a scoff.
"Hmph!" Mo Tianwen snorted coldly but had no comeback.
"The second match, Dai Changyun wins." Just then, the woman in the blue dress from Yunshan Gate quickly exited the arena, and Du Yunshan immediately announced the result.
"Way to go, Young Master Dai."
Thousands of disciples from the Ghost Martial Sect immediately started cheering, their voices growing louder and louder, making Dai Changyun extremely excited. He proudly glanced at Dai Chang'an and Li Lin before leaping down from the center of the square.
"Next for the third match." Du Yunshan's voice spread once more.
"Is it finally my turn?" Li Lin murmured.
"Whoosh..."
A figure had already leaped onto the stage before Li Lin, gracefully spinning and landing in the center of the square with Qi swirling around – another Hexuple Martial Master from the Ghost Martial Sect.
"Go, Third Senior Brother!"
Many disciples from the Ghost Martial Sect immediately started shouting and screaming, with quite a few girls among them fanatically cheering on. It seemed this young man also had considerable influence among the younger generation of the Ghost Martial Sect.
Li Lin slowly walked onto the square, his green robe fluttering, and calmly stood there. Although a Hexuple Martial Master was much stronger than his own level, under normal circumstances, such an opponent should not pose too much of a threat to him.
"Third Senior Brother, kill the Flying Spirit Gate's person with one move."
Many disciples from the Ghost Martial Sect seemed to have a low opinion of Li Lin, shouting and not taking him seriously at all.
"Elder Wang, do you think Li Lin can win?" At the top seats, Lv Xiaoling asked the middle-aged woman beside her, her gaze fixed on Li Lin, seemingly pondering something.
"Although dual-system martial artists are extraordinary, to truly unleash their potential, they need to reach the level of Martial Soul. At the Martial Soul level, the power of dual-system martial artists is significantly greater than that of single-system martial artists. But now, Li Lin is only at the level of a Quadruple Martial Master. Although his reflexes and speed are good, overall, the gap between a Quadruple and a Hexuple Martial Master is two levels. If he were facing a Quintuple Martial Master, perhaps it wouldn't be a big problem, but facing a Hexuple Martial Master, the chances are slim," Elder Wang hesitated before slowly saying.
"Is that so, Elder Wang? How about we make a bet? If Li Lin wins, you can't make me go back so soon. If he loses, I'll return with you tomorrow," Lv Xiaoling said with a slight smile.
"Miss, regardless, you have to return with us every day, otherwise, the Sect Master will come to fetch you personally," Elder Liu said.
"Hmph!" Lv Xiaoling glared at the two elders, but there was nothing she could do.
At this moment, almost all the elders and Sect Masters around were closely watching the center of the square. Mo Tianwen's eyes were filled with coldness, wishing the Ghost Martial Sect's Hexuple Martial Master disciple could immediately kill Li Lin.
"If you surrender now, it's still not too late. Otherwise, you'll regret it. Just go back and be your little Sect Master of Flying Spirit Gate," the Hexuple Martial Master young man disdainfully said to Li Lin, not taking him seriously at all.
Li Lin calmly looked at the Hexuple Martial Master young man, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. Behind Jiuhua Gate must be the Ghost Martial Sect. Today, he would give the Ghost Martial Sect a warning; otherwise, they might become even more unbridled. Killing this person, the Ghost Martial Sect couldn't do anything to him.
"If you surrender, I might also spare your life on account of the Ghost Martial Sect," Li Lin said indifferently, his expression unchanged, but an invisible aura of menace spread around him.
"Third Senior Brother, quickly make your move and kill that kid."
Below the square, many disciples from the Ghost Martial Sect started shouting.
At the top seats, Dai Daozi and other powerful figures from the Ghost Martial Sect were also intently watching Li Lin. Only the Ghost Martial Sect's strong knew that Flying Spirit Gate currently had a powerful Spiritual Marshal, while other sects were still unaware.